AN INSCRIBED YUCHENG KILN DUAN CLAY 'GOOSE AND LONGEVITY' TEAPOT AND COVER SIGNED WANG DONGSHI, QING DYNASTY, TONGZHI PERIOD |

the short cylindrical body potted with an undulating twelve-lobed upper surface and underside, set with a short spout and a loop handle, inscribed to the exterior in regular script with a five-character verse taken from the Zhu Zi's Maxims, and in seal script with a poem followed by the potter's name, the flat cover decorated with a swan goose below the characters reading yan nian (longevity), the teapot base impressed with a maker's mark, reading Yangxian Wang Dongshi zhi ('made by Wang Dongshi from Yangxian'), while the handle impressed with another Dongshi seal mark

The teapot is in good overall condition with just expected light surface wear, especially to the edges and raised areas on the base.
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